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With you we've seen a winter gc
And heard tho robina sing;
With you wo'vu fondly gazed upon
" ino beuu??a o? ibo opriug.
With you v/e'vo seen tho suminor como,
lu all ita wealth of bloom,
And with you wo bav? wandered througU
The gardens of porfume.
With you wo saw tho autumn tint
The leaves in colora bright: _
And you wore with us ivnon the frost
Spread wide its deadly blight.
Anti when the wintor came again
It round you still our friend,
Though weary, faint, and tottering,
And waiting tor tho end.
Twelve months ago wo welcomed you,
When you wore young and fair,
But now your once stniigbt form Is bowea,
And whitened bi your hair.
The time has oomo for you to go,
And wo can only sigh
And shake your hand, and sadly say,
"Goodby, Old Year, goodbyi
Tho Now Year.
A friend stands si tho door,
_: In cithjis^rght closed hand
Hiding neb gifts, threo hundredand threescore,
Walting to stiow them dally o'er tho bind
Even as Bood tho sower. ' '
Each drop ho treads lt in and passes by;
lt cannot bo fruhtful titl.lt die.
' Oh, good New Year, we clasp
This warm shut hand of thino!
Looking forever with half-sigh, ?au crasp,
That which from ours falls Uko dead tbigors
twino;
Ay, whothor floreo its grasp
Has boen or gentle, having been, wo know
That it waa blcosod: let tbp old year go.
Oh, New Year, tnach us faithl
Tho road of lifo LB hard: .
When our foet bleed and scourging winds us
scathe,
Point thou to Him whoso vissage was moro
marred
Than any man's; who saith:
.'Mako straight paths for your foot -and to
tho opprest:
?.Como yo to roo, and I will give you rest.
Yet hong some lamp-liko hopo
Abovo tho unknown woy,
Kind year, to glvo our spirits freer scopo
And. our hands strength to work whilo lt is
day.
But if that way must slopo
Tombword, oh, briiig before our fading eyes
Tho lamp of life, tho hopo that novor dies.
Comfort our sohls with love
Lovo of all human kind;
Love, special,?ci?se-in which iiko shelieij
Divine.
comprehend, _ _
ds, each in his
BROOM CORN.
lc Mutt o a Stead
(Getter.
wm-corn commands
F?0 the ton. In some
r Jarts of the"United States?three acres
will produce this amount of standard
broom corn, and when demand ex
ceeds supply and prices go up many
farmers are induced to put In a crop.
brush, grown frequently as an experl
m mt, inferior, there follows a marked
^leoline In market value. Then there
i abandonment of the Industry,
(gain the prices soar.
tonditlon has led the depart
"agriculture to make a careful
r ; the possibilities and the re
gents of broom-corn cultivation,
^result, the scientific advice tc
who live where soil, and es
vclimate, are adapted to tblf
kplant a Held of
acre, makestl^rT^..^ ^^-^parently
a lucrative one even at the ordinary
price, which is about>$80 a ton."
From two to three ?months of good
weather is all thut is needed to ma
ture a crop. Any soil that will yield
good grades of ordinary corn will pro
duce the broom species, but the warm
er climates of.the United States are
best adapted to this crop.
One bushel of good seed is sufficient
to KOW twenty acres. Everything de
pends on the quality of the seed sown,
and therefore the government experts
admonish farmers to test lt. Todo
this it is not necessary to send it to a
seed-testing laboratory, for one can
be constructed and operated at home.
The process is the acme of simplicity.
Two dlnuer plates and a heavy piece
of flannel cloth complete the labora
tory equipment.
One hundred seeds should be placed
between the folds of the dampened
cloth and set in one of the plates,
th-thir other plate inverted over it,
and the whole placed where the tem
perature, in the daytime will be from
60 to 80 degrees, and at night not
lauch^ below 50'degifce?. The good
seed will begin to sprout in three or
four days.
k. be
\ eic
Bfeaj
Stprms of Old England.
England's recent hurricane was a
teacup altair compared with
is of historic record. In the year
London alone 1,5U0 houses were
down. In October, 1901, a great
2t of churches and 500 houses
destroyed. In 1235 lt thundered
fteen consecutive days. The
[ful nights during which Crom
splrlt passed has formed a
Tor poets and partisans. And.
pat storm that "o'er pale Brlt
iissed" In November 1703-the
rrible In British annals-also
enduring record In poetry. It
iage in London to the amount
0,000, ovor 8,000 people were
in Hoods in various parts of
ntry, twelve men-of-war with
10b men on board, went down
of land, and the Eddystono
?ouse, along with Winstanley,
'entor, was swept away.
Free On oe Moro.
Siuox City, Ellsworth P. De
Wednesday stepped from the
e penitentiary a free man, after
ving served a term o( fifteen years
for the theft of two "cent postage
stamps. His-case is the most remark
able in the history of the western
courts. Defranc was convicted In
United States district court of Ne
braska for holding up a mail car. Ile
secured only postage stamps, was tried
and sentenced to imprisonment for
life. The matter waa brought to tho
attention of President McKinley. He
minuted tho sentence to fifteen
years imprisonment.
fclpyard Counsel Says Wall Street j
HJftb Financiera Shout "All
Stock Sold," Then They
Go Out and Peddle lt.
"1 told Baron Rogniat that it was a j
general custom among high financiers
in America when disposing of a bond
issue first to announce the issue ::&
great success, then to peddle th?
bonds." The statement was made on
the witness stand in New York by
O. B. Alexander, head of the Jaw firm
of Alexander & Green, general coun
sel for the Shipyard Trust in the
nearing of tho suit to make the re
ceivtrship.of the United,StateB Ship
building Company permanent. Mr.
Alexander said he gave the informa
tion to tho French millionaire in.ex
planation of a message the Baron bad
received from John W. Young, the
formal promoter of tbe.trust, in which
Young had said that the bond Issue
was a success in America.
BRIBE ron FRENCH PRESS.
That the men responsible for the
French underwriting understood not
only American methods, but those In
votfue in Europe was proved by Mr.
Alexander's admission that $200,000
of the bonds bad been set aside to
brlbo the Paris newspapers, fie was
asked wbctber. he had uot seen the
shipyard securities quoted above par.
He refused to give satisfactory answer
to that question. Mr. Alexander also
testified to the efficacy of thc cable
message which George W. Perkins ad
mitted ho sent to the Paris house of
Morgan, Harjes & Co., asking the
bouse to give more cordial support to
the bond issue. He said that under
writers had received scant courtesy
from Morgan, Harjes & Co. before
that, but afterward they were treated
more pleasantly when they called. He
said that house had been designated
as receiver of the underwriting money
in a cable from New York, but he re
fused to say who sent the cable.
THE FRENCH KICKED.
L Alexander said that Baron Calvet
fib Rogniat had signed the underwrit
ing agreement for a million in bonds
and secured Bub-uuderwriting for
$600,000.
Mr. Alexander would not admit that
he knew the Oppenheims in Paris
were soliciting underwriting on com
mission. They bad given him a great
deal of information, however, in re
gard to the underwriters, and one ol
the Oppenhelms had accompanied bim
to the Bank de lloma when he filed
the securities.
"I had an impression." he finallj
said after repeated questions, "that
Baron Rogniat bad been interested bj
the Oppenheims, but there was noth
ing definite said to me on the subject
by anybody." ?
Q. Did Rogniat comol?in of thc
way he had been deceived by Young':
A. Yes.
Q. Did he say that Young tele
graphed that tb? 'matter was a sue
cess, aud be took Young's represeuta
tlon of Colonel A. J. McCook? A. H?
sain-that.
- ....' -QI
unlit
of thcii 'JoilgaT
Q. Did "ne say he understood thal
all they now bad to do was to coiled
their underwriting commission? A
Yes.
Q. Did you then say to him thai
the word "success" did not mean th?
sale of all the bonds, but the sale o
such a number as encouraged thc
Trust Company of the Republic t<
feel that the rest would be sold it
time? A. Yes,
among big!
finauoieis? A. I believe! it is.
Qi "What did he say-to1 that state
ment-did. he-express himself as sur
prised? ' A. He didn't say anything
on the subject.
Q. That was the excuse you gave
him for the French underwriters'/
A. It was a theory I advanced.
Q. Did you tell him be had been
made ridiculous lu the eyes of bis sub
underwriters? A. Yes.
Q. Did you ask him if a call was
made on the underwriters, would be
be prepared to pay his part? A. 1
did.
HIS MEN WOULD "KICK."
Q. Did be tell you he was afraid
that some of his sub-underwaters,
when he told the true situation to
them, would kick? A. In substance,
yes.
Q. Did you tell bim you did not
think that aileoted the legal relation
of the transaction? A. Yes.
Q. Did be say that legal relations
were one thing and doing things
courageously and in a businesslike
raauner was another? A. "Accurate
ly" would be more correct-otherwise
the statement is correct.
Q. Did you then discuss the pres
ent prospects of thc combination and
the character of the men in it? A. I
did.
Q. Did you give Iii m a line tribute
In regard to the future of the com
pany? A. I did, expressing my opin
ion.
Q. Hov were you able, in thc ab
sence of any knowledge of the capital
of the company, or its assets in money,
its profits or debts, to enlighten any
undersvriter? A. I knew in a gen
eral way about the combination from
John W. Young.
Q. Did Baron Rogniat, before you
got through, express himself as de
lighted, and that he bad a good thing?
A. Yes.
Q. He never took the bonds up, did
he? A. Yes, 82,1,000 of the $1,000,0U0.
Q. That is the extent to which lie
thought it was a good thing? A.
Yes.
Q. Attempts were made to induce
bim to make good lils agreement? A.
Yes.
Q. Thc question of Importance to
these underwriters was as to thc
merits of the securities as well as the
property. You spoke of the merits of
the property in connection with tho
merits of tho securities, did you not?
A. I spoke well of the property, but
not of the securities.
Q. Did you say in the presence of
Mr. Oppenheim to Mr. Young that
bc must mako his peace with Rogniat
and cat humble pie? A. I refuse to
iinswer. '
EXCITED THE FREN () II.
Q,: Did you tell them Mr. Morgan
?ad taken some of the bonds? A. I
fold thc Oppenhelms of a rumor \
Mr. Morgan bad taken some of the
Shipbuilding bonds, and tu?t greatly
^excited them-that ls, lt encouraged
them.
Q. lt assisted you in getting und?r
wrltings? A. Well, they knew the
Morgans.
Q. What promise was made to too
French press in regard to the under
' writings? A. 1 don't know.
Q. l)o you know for what the
Frenqh press was to get $200,000 of
these bounds? A. I did hear that
there had been a remittance made for
I press purposes, but for what purpose
I do not know.
Q. Did you . ever learn that the
securities of the United States Ship
building Company were quoted in Now
York at a premium? A. I decline to
answer on the ground that lt was
privileged.
Q. How-was it privileged? A. I
learned it In a privileged way.
Q. Is lt not a fact that such "news"
was sent to and published In the Paris'
edition of a New York paper? A. I
deollnc to answer.
Q. Do you remember Baron Rognlat
coming to you and saying be bad been
*to see Harjes with a man who spoke
English, and that Harjes told him
there were no actual quotations in
New York for .the Shipbuilding busi
ness? A. Yes, that was about July 28.
~~Q. And about July 30 they began
to talk well-about lt? A. I think it
was said that those who went there
were treated in a pleasant raauner.
Q. Mr. Harjes showed you a cable j
he received from New York about |
July 30? A. He sent me a cable.
The cablegram sent by Morgan &
Company on July 28, bespeaking cor-,
dial terms for thc Shipbuilding busi
ness was shown to the witness who
said it was the cable young-llarjcs
had shown him.
Q. Didn't, Harjes tell you he had
been prejudiced against the whole
affair by Young, knowing Young as be
did. he thought the whole business
bad. and didn't you in reply say you
had not Introduced Young, that he
was a mere promoter such as Mr. Mor
gan constantly used in New York,
and that Rognlat told you be would
pay the entire call? A. Ile did say
ho w?uKI-pay-tho entire call. I don't
recall that I sahl Mr. Youug was such
a promoter as-yoti name.
These questlon\by Mr. Untermyer
proved to be baseuNm suppressed let
ters and cablegraras^betweeu New
York and Paris. Mr.^Gutbrie ob
jected to this method of gfeljting these
matters before the public, \.
Q. Did you say to Mr. HarjeVstbat
you knew Young had made an ass
himself-you didn't say that In the
presence of Mr. Young, did you? A. I
don't remember.
Q. Didn't you say to Baron Oppen
heim that you could get even a worse
report of thc Shipbuilding Company
than Seiigman had given if they
would ask the Huntington Shipyards
and other people angry at being left
out what they thought about it? A.
1 may have said that, but do not re
member to whom. 1 may have said
it to Oppenheim.
OVERTURES TO ITALIAN'S.
Q. Did you know Alexander. Odero?
A. Yes he represented a group of
Italian underwriters.
Q. Did Odero ask you to explain
the "Republicus" telegram; saying
the whole matter was a success, and
did you tell bim what success meant
according to the New York theory?
A. 1 don't remember.
Q. Do you recall an Interview with
euvoyor,. R*.,-ir?'w?jjcii you told him
that the entire million collar's oTu'Is
son's underwriting ought to be paid,
and you said that last week you bad
people who would have taken up his
underwriting, but you had allowed
bim to remain because of his high
character and positive statement^
At that time did you have a pej 0f^P
persons ready to take a millh?at{on j
derwrith.g? A. The inforr.c ed j
have on that subject is jnjvlhnii01,lr,)T
to get the
no definite
your investigation lead you
believe that the Baron Rognlat
was able to respond with 31,600,000?
A. Rognlat convinced me that he
had 8800,000.
Q. Was he able to pay the entire
underwriting? A. I think he could
have paid it.
Q. Shreyer, Jr., took a million of
the underwriting. Did he have a
million? A. No, I think not.
Anything for Sensation.
R. W. Gaston and Miss Belle Wof
ford, of Woodruff, Sp.irtanburg coun
ty, were married Wednesday after
noon on the train between Woodruff
and Spartanburg, by Rev. B. L. Wof
ford, a cousin or the bride. They are
members of prominent Woodruff fami
lies, the groom being a merchant of
that place, of considerable means.
The bride is a member of the"old Wof
ford family, related to Rev. Benjamin
Wofford, founder of Wofford college.
They stated that their only object In
choosing this plan for their marriage
was to have a unique and romantic
affair. The couple left Thursday
night for Atlanta, where they will
spend several days before returning to
Woodruff, where they will make their
home.
A CINCINNATI preacher ls going to
have a parlor in his church building
where courting couples may come and
enjoy company ot one another-this
in view of tlie fact that many girls
arc so situated at their homes that
they cannot receive company there.
The idea ls a philanthropic one, and
was doubtless conceived in the good
ness of tho preacher's heart. Yet, lt
Is a fact that young people who are
courting do not like to have their af
fairs advertised. Usually they may
be depended upon to find some way
in which to do their spooning with
out having resources to a general
court shop.
SENATOR Hanna has been in New
York and it is said that he has been
informed that If Roosevelt is thc can
didate there will be nothing doing so
far as campaign contributions are con
cerned, but If Hanna is the candidate
gol-1 will How into the coffers like
winer. The Columbia Record says ?It
is said to be an open secret in Wash
ington that Hanna wants thc nomina
tion. Tie denies that he is a candi
date, but he is expected to do that;
but at thc same time it is said that
he ls not practicing dodging nomina
tion lightning should it strike his
way.
THE Washington Post, referring to
the outrageous conduct of Chicago
strikers In preventing the burial of
tlie dead unless union dri vers were em
ployed, says: "lLegitmate and worthy
labor organizations will strengthen
their cause by repudiating such organ
izations as the Cnlcago livery drivers,
and uniting In seeing that they re
ceive the punishment that they so
richly desbrvo for their unexampled
laji" "sness."
A STREET TRAGEDY.
Dr. O. B. Sally Sliot by Dr. Josoi
Durr In Augusto, Ga.
'^ne Augusta Chronicle says Dr. b.
B. Sally, a well kqown physician r?
sidlug lu West End; was shot throuflh
tho apex of the right lung Saturday
afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock aid.
dangerously wounded, by Dr. J. p
Durr, also a physician residing in thit,
section of the city. The scene of . the,
shooting was at tho side gate of Br
Sally's residence, at tho corner pf
Greene and Mtlledcte streets. The
side gate opens tm. to Millcdge street,
Jdst back of the cast end of tne~rear
piazza. The back yard, into whljjh
tho gate leads is inclosed by a high,
whitewashed fence. An ordinary
man has to stand on tip-toes to ste
over tho fence. It was Just at tills
gate that Dr. Sally was shot. I
When"Dr. Durr walked up to the
gate Dr. Sally was on his rear piazta,
baying just entered it from tho back
yard. Dr. Durr looked over the fencej
saw Dr. Sally, and called to him ?to
come to tbe gate, that he had some
thing to show him.' Dr. Sally de
clares that not expecting any trouble
with Dr. Durr and BO far as he knew
having uo reason to expect apYi
prcmptlyjinsweied the summon, ile
went dow~h the steps and walked over
to the gate. He opened the gate and
Btepped Just outside of it, on to the
sidewalk. He was bareheaded. As
he stepped out Dt. Durr, with an
oath, declared: "Now I've got you,
dam you, and I'm going to kill you."
Dr Sally advised Dr. Durr to go on
and behave himself. Dr. Sally de
clares that at this moment he recog
nized for the first time that. Dr. Durr
was under the inlluence of liquor.
Dr. Durr again oursed Dr. Sally
vilely and repeated his threats- Dr.
Sally again asked him to go on, that
he did not wls'u to have any trouble
with him, or" any., other man. Dr.
Durr then drew his pistol. Dr. Sally
still thought that he could send the
man off without further', trouble.
"You G-d-s-b, I am Wolng to
make you have trouble withjme," de
clared Dr. Durr, according to . Dr.
Sally and the other witnesses who
were near enough to hear what passed,
and leveled his pistol. Hts hand was
unsteady and the pistol wabbled.
With his left hand he held the right
band steady as he Jpulle?l tho trigger.
At tbe report ur. ?afaiiy staggered
back to the gate, and a relative stand
ing on the back porch rushed to bia
side. Mrs. S^lly and her children, who
_ iheard the shot, rushed out on the
po^cl?^creiiming. Others in the neigli
borhoodSftilckly gathered. Dr. Sally
ima wi i?*0 tho hnnsn .anrl physicians
telepbon^dA for. In a few minutes
several wen5 ab the bedside of the
wounded ma\P- Dr- Durr raade nc]
effort to fire THlfc the one snot' Uc
used a 38 calibreVSmith- Wesson. After
firing the shot lAturned and started
towards Broad street- Witnesses say
he staggered and as^e seemed carchis,
with the pistol, whiifc ne still ??ad in
his hand, they gave Di"?a wiu> b,ert?:
Fireman J. D. Willey1' stationed
at Engine Co. No. corner ol
Ellis and Milledge str/fts, less than a
hundred yards from pe scene of thc
shooting, started at?>s the street, in
tending to inter^Pt Dr. Durr and
stop him. Dvr- Dur,r Sf
tenUon, and lefeUnghis pistol at Mr.
Williamson, sa^' . ,Whf in tU^h-^
have you to def IS?g ? feffi
linmmnn/.nfo^ed that he had U\"
stopped and toldL9apt; ^araes. of En
glue Co. No. 4,ri1|8hofc that fellow
Dr. Sally, dao^ t1,ra-" tS?me ??<
begged th!itay?7slt:lau be t?l?phon?e
u^Zjx^gm?^Starncs rushed to thc
^HB^r passed on. Reach
flwffaVi Durr turnee
Tntlie mcir^H Bk>. telephon
ed to the drugt,. , ?)r. J. P.
Smith, and asked treHfin"olieemat!
on the beat be uotilledi^^B ; ,r J. ll.
Wilkins was standing nearv?^ was al
so ofilcer Holtzlaw, who was ? not on
duty. Thc two otllcers rushed towards
t he scene of the shooting, going up
Ellis street. When they reached the
engine bouse they were notifie?!,that
Dr. Durr had just turned down/Broad
Street. They followed quickly, over
taking Dr. Durr midway the square,
in front of the old Welsh house. Ile
made no resistance when haulted and
willingly threw up his hands to be
searched. He made ney statement
further - than to say thanhe had shot
Dr. Sally. The oillcers^ay he was
drunk or under the influence of some
thing, what they could not say.
At the police barracks Dr. Durr re
fused to make a statement to the
newspaper reporters present. The
ollicers on duty there, also declare
that lie was either under the inlluence
of liquor or a drug. For this reason
they made no effort to talk to him
ab^ut the shooting, and shortly after
he was sent to jail, on tho charge of
assault with intent to murder. So
far as can be learned Dr. Durr made
no statement to any one as to
why he shot Dr. Sally. There is a
report current in West End that
sometime earlier in the day Dr. Dorr
declared that it was bis Intention to
shoot Dr. Sally, alleging that Dr.
Sally had used underhand methods to
injure him with lils patients, and to
secure his dismissal as attending physi
cian . Dr. Durr is said to have made
such statements to a Mr. Ware and a
Mr. Swearlngame. These gentlemen
could not he located for a confirma
tion of these reports.
It was also gathered from Indefinite
reports that the immediate cause of
the shooting was the fact that Dr.
Salley had been called in to attend a
case in the Fuller family, who occupy
a house owned by Dr. Durr and next
door to Dr. Durr's home. Dr. Durr
had either been informed or conceived
the idea, so it is reported, that Dr.
Sally used unfair methods to root him
out as family physician. Beyond
these reports, there ls no motive de
veloped for the shooting. The bullet
from Dr. Durr's pistol struck Dr.
Sally Just above thc collar bone, and
so near the median line that his collar
button was struck and broken. Thc
shot was at close range, and thc
wound is powder marked. That one
of the larger blood vessels of the neck
was not struck, causing instantaneous
death, is ?ooked upon as remarkable
by thc attending phylsclans. As yet
the bullet, has mt been located, and
its exact range cannot be told.
The outcome of the wound depends,
of course, on the amount of internal
injury done by thc bullet. It may bc
hours before this can be definitely
settled. Although suffering a great
deal of pain, no unfavorable symptoms
have appeared and the physicians nrc
encouraged. The wound is a serious
one, usually, and for this reason the
progne-sis I. .-.uardr-.d. If some of the
blood vesselu were injured and only
the apex of tho lungs touched, Dr.
Sally has a good chance to rocjver.
There is even hope that the bur ,-'*
was deflected by striking the coll
bone and tbat it glanced entl
around tbe deeper structures of
neck, dolo;? little damage. Ever,
thing possible ls being done for the
injured man.
Dr. Sally is one of the best known t
physicians o? the city, and- highly re- p
spected throughout the state. Ther.'j U
ls general regret over the occurrence, c
and a universal hope among the peo- a
plo Of the city that he ls not seriously e
wounded Ile ls one of tho city's most
substantial citizens and a successful
practitioner of medicine. Heia also i
known as a quiet and peaceable man. t
Dr. Sally lo married ami has several t
children. They are greatly wrought ?
up by tho shooting. s
Trougbout ab of Saturday af ternoon
and night leading citizens, both of
I West End and other sections of the t
city, called at the residence to learn 1
the particulars of the shooting and 1
latest as to the voanded man's condl-. i
tlon. About the corner a morbid i
crowd of the curious stood through
out the remainder ?f the afternaon,
discussing the details of the shooting.
Tbe residence was guarded by a po
liceman and only those wished by tbe
family were permitted to euter the
premises.
At a late hour Saturday night Dr
Sally was reported resting quietly and
no unfavorable symptoms had devel
oped. With the passage of eaob hour
the physicians grow more hopeful
that the wound is not or a fatal na
turo.
Dr. O. B. Salley ls a son of the late
Dr. Nathan Salley, who use to live
near Norway in this county. . He bas
many friends in Orangeburg County, i
Who will be pleased to learn that the j
physicians attending bim are hopeful
that the wound will not be fatal.
PUBLICITY VEE REMEDY.
?-" ('
|D. J. Sully & Co. Sargent a Novel
Solution of'tho Cotton Problem.
Daniel J. Sully & Co., well known
bankers and brokers of New York, and
Influential factors In the cotton mar
ket, propose an entirely new abd novel
scheme for improving the price of
cotton goods. Their "plan .is to ed
ucate the public up to the point of
paying higher prices for goods, and in
carrying on this campaign lt is pro
posed .to spend $275,000 during the
coming year. The proposers of this
scheme offer io donate $ i 0,000 for
this purpose, and they call on the
cotton manufacturers of the United
States to provide the remainder.
Cotton mill men received lengthy
letters from Daniel J. Sully & Co.,
giving the details of their proposed
scheme and enclosing cnni?? of a pro
spectus they are issuing.
The prospectus submits that the
real problem confronting the spinner
is to re-awaken this temporarily
stalled consuming power, the solution
of which Hes in educating public sen
timent by convincing the consumer
that high-priced cotton bas come to
stay, lt is stated that this is essential
to an early resumption of normal trade
activity.
Accordingly it is held out to be
the interest of the spinner to prompt
ly take up the educational work. .
The idea advanced by Messrs. Sully
& Co. contemplates the establishment
of a bureau of publicity for spreading
publie knowledge of cotton as a high
priced commodity. It ls proposed to
operate through the following chan
nels:
L (l.) Semi-advertising "write-ups"
i|?iA^^r,^si?.'-^-K>#r^*rrgOf -circulation and
'influence.
(2.) Associated Press services of au
thoritative personal interviews, and
timely and pertinent information.
(3.) Co-operative advertising
(4.) Direct trade argument on the
dealer.
The argument is held out that,
with the expenditure of so large a
sum of money as $275,000 in one year,
it would be possible to bring the pub
lic to a true understanding of the exact
condition of affairs in the cotton
world.
THE FIRST CHIRSTMAS *
Prom the Gospel According to St.
Imke, Chapter , Verso 7-20.
And she brought forth her first born
son and wrapped him In swaddling
clothes and laid bim in a mauger, be
cause there was no room for them in
the inn.
And there was In the same country
sheperds abiding in the Held, keep
ing watch over their flock by nigh.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone Tound about them, and they
were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them:
"Fear uot.for.behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be
to all people.
"For unto you ls born this day in
the city of Daid a Saviour, which ?3
Christ the Lord.
"And this shall be a sign unto you,
ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a man
ger."
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God and saying:
"Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men."
And it came to pass as the angels
were gone away from them In heaven
the shepherds said one to another:
"Let us now go even unto Bethel
hem and see this thing which is come
to pass, which the Lord hath made
known unto us."
And they came with haste and
found Mary and Joseph, and the babe
ljing in t ?e manger.
And w an they had seen lt they
made known abroad the saying which
was told them concerning this child.
And they that heard lt wondered at
those things which were told them
by the shepherds.
But Mary kept these things and
pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorify
ing and praising God forall the things
hat they had heard and seen as it
was told unto thom.
COTTON passed the fourteen mark
in speculation in New York last week.
The Columbia Record says "we now
expect to see in tho papers what a
vast sum of money the farmers of the
South have received from this risc in
price, when as a>matter of fact practi
cally all of the cotton has been out
or their hands weeks ago. The high
est prices seem always to come Just
before the crop is picked or just after
all of it is sold by the farmers.
PnoFiissou Langley will continue
to experiment wltL L?*"t -r'rsblp as
tho newspapers give bim free adver
tising.
WK need a good merchant marine,
but we don't need to subsidize a lot
of rich ship owners.
'take
^r, ex
rom
lalnMtso,,.
> tho same genWH Hff ,ran T;
ougiess In this JllflWittf'ew >,carB
Ince: Hore is the lette#* d *e boPe
very farmer will read lt/ t
You gave some noticfc > m/ P'an
o control the sale and pW^ of cotton
? a recent, issue of yourAe.?01'' h? ,n;
crested am I and ye/w> so fcariul
hat my plan would n/> ?vork that bo
ure I said anything>b<?ut it, I got
orno farmers togetZfer. Prove lt,
Chis proof of it I rlov' wish to give
dong with thepUw AU attempts
K) organize tho t/irm?X?**T P^eu
:utlle, and I thl.yir one reasoTkJs that
lhere was no ruc Uv>y for tbefanBST8 >n
iny tf them./The best BtleklftgJ
plaster lu ihn jworld is a dollar, as itf
??viii stick a Beautiful woman to a
m'serable old .'(cuss" of. a man. It will
itlck the farmers together, and ls the
best s'ign, password and pledge un
Sod's earthjT and is the basis, the
spring and fInspiration of all effort,
both Individual and corporate.
. Therefor? if my plan makes money
for the fariners they will stick. It is
as follows! In place of each farmer
carrying his cotton to his local market
and Bellinjg lt ti? tho local store-keeper
or exportfagent, let all In a neighbor
combine themselves into an ograniza
tlon ama pledge themseves to sell only
through their agent. Every man who
handles our cotton makes something
out of lt, and the greater number who
handle it the less there ls In lt lor the
tp?n who sells lt. Thereiore, my
plan-is to eliminate as many of these
middlemen as possible and bring the
farmer as near as possible to those
who are the last to handle it.
At Lynchburg, Sumter County,
where I live and where I tried my
plan we were able to get from one
eighth to one-fourth cent per pound
more than surrounding markets were
giving. Our pledge was as follows:
"'We, the undersigned, pledge our
selves to sell our cotton through our
agent." We then contributed enough
to enable our agent to take the New
York report and use the telegraph.
Ffteen minutes from the time I went
on the cotton platform we were able
to get 3 8 of a cent per pound more
than was offered us by the buyers In
our town.
It will be seen that by this plan
our agent's business is to get all he
can for our cotton, while it is the
local buyer's business to get lt for as
little as possible. Our agent can
communicate with any expoilef, und
having cotton in lots can command
tho-best prices. Another great advant
age Is that the farmer who has but
one bale gets as much as the man
who has one hundred.
1 acted as their agent this year at
Lynchburg and each day the farmers
would bring from 10 to*tj^pr 100 bales,
j Hy careful weighing.J?Sjjt grading-i-\
soon built upa reputation -for fair
dealing, and handling thc cotton in
such lots got better prices than any
market in that part of the country.
The farmers gave me 25 cents per
bale as a commission, and according
to the prices which prevailed at the
markets just live miles away on the
same railroad aud nearer the seaport
where odr cotton was shipped they
made from $1.50 to $2 per bale by thc
operation.
So much for tho local plau. Now, I
want, every shipping point in \ this
State to have its farmers' selling
agent. What is the use tor us to allow
other men to make from $1.50 to $2
per bale on our cotton, when by a
little effort and.concert of action we
can save it. We make in South Caro
lina about 800,000 bales of cotton
annually. Hy saving $1 per bale would
make $800,000, which would enable
us to put a man in every seaport town
within reach of this State. Tills
would enable our local agents to have a
correspondent at the water front who
could deal directly with the exporters
and handle the cotton from as many
points as was most, convenient. This
sea-port agent could be on the ground
to see that we were protected in
weights and grades. This last is one
item where we are "dug up." . Our
cotton is graded by those who wish to
ma'ke money out of it and of course it
ls graded as many points off as con
science and circumstances allow t.iem
to do.
Now, Mr. Editor, I want to hear
from as many farmers as possible as
soon as possible, so that, if they ap
prove my plan, we may get as many
organizations as possible before anoth
er season. The ligures proving our
success could be given, but these 1
will reserve for a later letter. I want,
to discuss this question of organiza
tion with them. All the minute de
tails as to handling the cash Tor cot
ton, that ls as to the local agent get
ting the cash to pay for cotton-the
methods of sh i ppi ug, invoicing, etc.,
can be told later. In a word, I want
us to get together and use the
methods God had given to mankind
to enrich them to enrich us. I want
us to mix more brain with our muscle
and enjoy the greater returns from
the higher forms of business.
One other item is- that we handle
our cotton seed. What In the Dame
of reason is the use for us to give some
local mill agent, a merchant or some
loafer $1.15 per ton to handle our cot
ton seed, and when we exchange for
meal$l per ton on meal, making $2.15
per ton on meal and seed Just to see
some one balance the scales and we do
the loading. Now, my plan ls to turn
all this over to our selling agent and
give him a certain per cent, and we
Ljet the $1.15 or $2.15 as the case may
be.
I haven't time for more now, Mr.
Editor, but do hop. ?hat this subject
will be taken up an.i that we may be
ible to do something for each other.
lu another article I want to dlsuss
the buying feature. E, D. SMITH.
\ CririsimnH Curd Worth Milli.HIM.
The most expensive Christmas card
iver made was prepared by an Eng
lish linn in Calcutta some years ago
for the native ruler of Ilaroda, In the
East Indies, and Intended as a gift for
l European lady of rank with whom
Lhe great man was In love. This card
svas a foot io length by ten inches In
?vldth and of ilawless Ivory, to obtain
?vhlch over forty elephants were klll
?d. Four of the moit skillful carvors
io be found were at work for six
nonth8 on this magnificent present.
When lt was tlnishcd the eyesight o?
bree of them were injured and the
ourth man became blind. Tho en
graving and carving they did were the
epresenting ol 10,000 of the stages of
ixlstence of Buddha. The card was
>rnamented around tho edges like a
rame with forty-four diamonds of tho
?uroftt water, and each the size of a
iazlenx.1. The cost was Estimated at
lalf a mim^" pounds sterling. The
ady never got her present, for the
totcntatej was arrested for trying to
.olson tin* English resident, ar|l the
ard disappeared.
t
HJitumathnt It Treach trout and Delay Mai
Frova Fatal.
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it cleanse? the blood of poisonous lactic and uric
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CURES RHEUMATISM.
"OtTB AT THE JOINTO FROM THE INSIDE."
AT ALU DRUGGIST*.
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deposited beforo noon. April 1, 190-1. This ni rumor of awarding tho autpnw.b^vvUijx, loftto
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January Weather.
The following data, covering a
period of 16 years, have been compiled
from the weather bureau records at
Columbia for the month of January:
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 40 de
grees.
The warmest month was that of
1890, with au average of 51 degrees.
The coldest month was that of 1893,
with an average of 38 degrees.
The highest temperature was 78 de
grees on January 15, 1898.
The lowest temperature was 10 de
grees on January 28, J897.
Average date on which first "kill
ing" frost occurred In autumn, Novem
ber 5th.
Average date on which last "kill
ing" frost occurred in spring,
March 23d.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, 3.80 inches.
Average number of days with .01 of
an inch or more, 10.
Tne greatest monthly precipitation
was 7 03 inches in 1892.
The least monthly precipitation was
1.07 inches in 1890.
Thc greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 2.93 inches in January,
1902.
Tlie greatest amount of snowfall in
any 24 consecutive hours (record ex
tending to winter of 1884-85 ouly) was
5.0 inches on January 18, 1893.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number bf clear days, ll;
partly cloudy days, 8; cloudy days, 12:
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from tile northeast.
The highest velocity of the wind
was 38 miles from the southeast on
January 7, 1903.
First Day ofWinter.
lt is now winter, according to the
almanacs, which specify December 22
as thc day on which the autumn takes
its leave. Not until March 21 ls win
ter is shoved out of thc lap of Spring.
Tuesday was the shortest day in
the year, there being Just 9 hours and
59 minutes of daylight. This is a
contrast to June 21 when the day
lasts for over 15 hours.
Men and Women
who are In n?^?d of th?
beat medical treat
ment should not fAil
to consult Dr. Hatha
way at oner, aa he ls
recognised as the
leading ?nd mont suc
cessful apeolallst.
You are safe In
placing your eaeo In
his hands, as lin ls the
longest established,
and has the I MI rep
atatlon. He cures
where othefs fall ;
thero Is jlo patchwork
or experimenting In
Maltreatment. Per
sonal attention by Dr 1
- "Hathaway, also soe
PR. HATHAWAY.! ola! counsel from his
. associate physicians
ivhen necessary, willey, no other oftlce ha?. If
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.oars experience in medicino ho linds it monny
avod to his pntiontu to uso Taylor's Chdroks*
tomedy of Sweat Gum mid Mullein for
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16 and 50o por bottlo.
Two Brother? Killed.
Two brothers, Golloway end" John*
Slue, negroes, living in Cumberland
county, N. C., wero shot and killed
jy. Town Marshal Thompson and a
leputy while resisting arrest for dis?
>rderly conduct. The offlcett were
[Ired on, but escaped injury.